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geometry senior
Problem
Square has center and are on with and between and and Given that where and are positive integers and is not divisible by the square of any prime, find
Solution
Let be the foot of the perpendicular from to . Denote and , and (since and ). Then , and . By the tangent addition rule , we see thatSince , this simplifies to . We know that , so we can substitute this to find that . Substituting again, we know have . This is a quadratic with roots . Since , use the smaller root, . Now, . The answer is .
Final answer
307